When you disable the recycle bin in Windows, everything that is deleted will be completely removed from your system and wont go into the temporary holder name "recycle bin".

Windows XP will choke on a hard-disk that is bigger than 137 Giga Bytes. If you get something bigger you need to add 48 bit LBA (Logical Block Addressing).

The distribution CD is used for installation and troubleshooting a Windows installation.

While most XP installations only use one hard disk and one partition, Windows refers to two different kinds internally: a system partition, and a boot partition.

There are five directories that Windows uses internally. The contents of those directories are a mystery to most.

The Operating System Windows XP is very complex and uses several files to control it.

When a program does not uninstall correctly and it remains as an option in the 'add or remove programs' control panel. This can happen due to poor coding or an error in the un-installation process.

Trying to navigate to a system tool that you use on a regular basis gets irritating after a while. Instead you can either create a shortcut on your desktop that run that tool directly or if you are comfortable with the CLI then enter command into the run box.

"Focus stealing" is when you and the computer are focussing on one program and another pops-up and tries to get your attention and highjacking your concentration.

By default, all data is stored in 'c:\documents and settings\(username)\my documents'.